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Hazen and Sawyer

Conveyance Engineer

Hazen and Sawyer, Portland, OR, United States


Candidates must possess 10 years of experience in the planning and design of new or the rehabilitation of water, wastewater, and storm water pipelines.

Required Experience:
The desired candidate will have experience in:

  • Serving as Project Manager, Design Manager or Project Engineer with full technical responsibility for planning, coordination, and execution of tasks for small or larger projects
  • Preparation of contract specifications and drawings
  • Planning, design and construction of new pipelines (pressure and gravity) ranging in diameters and material type including condition assessment and prioritization and rehabilitation of existing pipelines
  • Hydraulic modeling including interpretation of modeling results to inform design of new pipelines or rehabilitation of existing pipelines
  • Pipe design calculations to determine pipe size, pressure class, external loads including trench design, pipe joint selection, etc.
  • Technical expertise in the layout and profiles of pipeline design in AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Utility investigations and coordination to determine and resolve potential vertical and horizontal utility conflicts
  • Knowledge of subsurface and geotechnical engineering requirements
  • Field surveying project requirements
  • Sewer system evaluation surveys; inflow/infiltration studies
  • Development and review of technical reports, proposals, contract documents, resources studies, and data analysis
  • Office and field engineering support during construction
Desired Experience:
  • NASSCO certification
  • Site/civil design for conveyance systems
  • Exposure to field investigations, pipeline construction and associated street reconstruction
  • Proficiency in the use of Revit/BIM, hydrologic/hydraulic modeling software such as InfoWorks and SWMM-based software
  • Soil erosion and sediment control design including stability calculations, Best Management
  • Practices, swale design, spillway design, and determination of construction sequence.
  • Permitting of soil and erosion control, storm water, site plans, and drainage studies
  • Trenchless technologies


Position Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
• 10 years of experience
• PE required with ability to obtain registration in other States
• Possess strong verbal communication and technical writing skills
• Effectively and proactively coordinate with various disciplines (Stormwater, Civil, etc.)